Sized Hierarchy: Part I

compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/example/mini_core.rs

@@ -14,8 +14,14 @@
 #![no_core]
 #![allow(dead_code, internal_features, ambiguous_wide_pointer_comparisons)]
 
+#[lang = "pointee_sized"]
+pub trait PointeeSized {}
+
+#[lang = "meta_sized"]
+pub trait MetaSized: PointeeSized {}
+
 #[lang = "sized"]
-pub trait Sized {}
+pub trait Sized: MetaSized {}
 
 #[lang = "destruct"]
 pub trait Destruct {}
@@ -24,35 +30,35 @@ pub trait Destruct {}
 pub trait Tuple {}
 
 #[lang = "unsize"]
-pub trait Unsize<T: ?Sized> {}
+pub trait Unsize<T: PointeeSized>: PointeeSized {}
 
 #[lang = "coerce_unsized"]
 pub trait CoerceUnsized<T> {}
 
-impl<'a, 'b: 'a, T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<&'a U> for &'b T {}
-impl<'a, T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<&'a mut U> for &'a mut T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<*const U> for *const T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<*mut U> for *mut T {}
+impl<'a, 'b: 'a, T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<&'a U> for &'b T {}
+impl<'a, T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<&'a mut U> for &'a mut T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<*const U> for *const T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<*mut U> for *mut T {}
 
 #[lang = "dispatch_from_dyn"]
 pub trait DispatchFromDyn<T> {}
 
 // &T -> &U
-impl<'a, T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<&'a U> for &'a T {}
+impl<'a, T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<&'a U> for &'a T {}
 // &mut T -> &mut U
-impl<'a, T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<&'a mut U> for &'a mut T {}
+impl<'a, T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<&'a mut U> for &'a mut T {}
 // *const T -> *const U
-impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<*const U> for *const T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<*const U> for *const T {}
 // *mut T -> *mut U
-impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<*mut U> for *mut T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<Box<U>> for Box<T> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<*mut U> for *mut T {}
+impl<T: MetaSized + Unsize<U>, U: MetaSized> DispatchFromDyn<Box<U>> for Box<T> {}
 
 #[lang = "legacy_receiver"]
 pub trait LegacyReceiver {}
 
-impl<T: ?Sized> LegacyReceiver for &T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized> LegacyReceiver for &mut T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized> LegacyReceiver for Box<T> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized> LegacyReceiver for &T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized> LegacyReceiver for &mut T {}
+impl<T: MetaSized> LegacyReceiver for Box<T> {}
 
 #[lang = "copy"]
 pub trait Copy {}
@@ -74,9 +80,9 @@ impl Copy for isize {}
 impl Copy for f32 {}
 impl Copy for f64 {}
 impl Copy for char {}
-impl<'a, T: ?Sized> Copy for &'a T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized> Copy for *const T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized> Copy for *mut T {}
+impl<'a, T: PointeeSized> Copy for &'a T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized> Copy for *const T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized> Copy for *mut T {}
 impl<T: Copy> Copy for Option<T> {}
 
 #[lang = "sync"]
@@ -94,17 +100,17 @@ unsafe impl Sync for i32 {}
 unsafe impl Sync for isize {}
 unsafe impl Sync for char {}
 unsafe impl Sync for f32 {}
-unsafe impl<'a, T: ?Sized> Sync for &'a T {}
+unsafe impl<'a, T: PointeeSized> Sync for &'a T {}
 unsafe impl<T: Sync, const N: usize> Sync for [T; N] {}
 
 #[lang = "freeze"]
 unsafe auto trait Freeze {}
 
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Freeze for PhantomData<T> {}
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Freeze for *const T {}
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Freeze for *mut T {}
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Freeze for &T {}
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Freeze for &mut T {}
+unsafe impl<T: PointeeSized> Freeze for PhantomData<T> {}
+unsafe impl<T: PointeeSized> Freeze for *const T {}
+unsafe impl<T: PointeeSized> Freeze for *mut T {}
+unsafe impl<T: PointeeSized> Freeze for &T {}
+unsafe impl<T: PointeeSized> Freeze for &mut T {}
 
 #[lang = "structural_peq"]
 pub trait StructuralPartialEq {}
@@ -443,7 +449,7 @@ pub enum Option<T> {
 pub use Option::*;
 
 #[lang = "phantom_data"]
-pub struct PhantomData<T: ?Sized>;
+pub struct PhantomData<T: PointeeSized>;
 
 #[lang = "fn_once"]
 #[rustc_paren_sugar]
@@ -546,18 +552,18 @@ pub trait Deref {
 #[repr(transparent)]
 #[rustc_layout_scalar_valid_range_start(1)]
 #[rustc_nonnull_optimization_guaranteed]
-pub struct NonNull<T: ?Sized>(pub *const T);
+pub struct NonNull<T: PointeeSized>(pub *const T);
 
-impl<T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<NonNull<U>> for NonNull<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
-impl<T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<NonNull<U>> for NonNull<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<NonNull<U>> for NonNull<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<NonNull<U>> for NonNull<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
 
-pub struct Unique<T: ?Sized> {
+pub struct Unique<T: PointeeSized> {
     pub pointer: NonNull<T>,
     pub _marker: PhantomData<T>,
 }
 
-impl<T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<Unique<U>> for Unique<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
-impl<T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<Unique<U>> for Unique<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<Unique<U>> for Unique<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<Unique<U>> for Unique<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
 
 #[lang = "global_alloc_ty"]
 pub struct Global;

compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/example/mini_core.rs

@@ -11,8 +11,14 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn _Unwind_Resume() {
     intrinsics::unreachable();
 }
 
+#[lang = "pointee_sized"]
+pub trait PointeeSized {}
+
+#[lang = "meta_sized"]
+pub trait MetaSized: PointeeSized {}
+
 #[lang = "sized"]
-pub trait Sized {}
+pub trait Sized: MetaSized {}
 
 #[lang = "destruct"]
 pub trait Destruct {}
@@ -21,35 +27,35 @@ pub trait Destruct {}
 pub trait Tuple {}
 
 #[lang = "unsize"]
-pub trait Unsize<T: ?Sized> {}
+pub trait Unsize<T: PointeeSized>: PointeeSized {}
 
 #[lang = "coerce_unsized"]
 pub trait CoerceUnsized<T> {}
 
-impl<'a, 'b: 'a, T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<&'a U> for &'b T {}
-impl<'a, T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<&'a mut U> for &'a mut T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<*const U> for *const T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<*mut U> for *mut T {}
+impl<'a, 'b: 'a, T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<&'a U> for &'b T {}
+impl<'a, T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<&'a mut U> for &'a mut T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<*const U> for *const T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<*mut U> for *mut T {}
 
 #[lang = "dispatch_from_dyn"]
 pub trait DispatchFromDyn<T> {}
 
 // &T -> &U
-impl<'a, T: ?Sized+Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<&'a U> for &'a T {}
+impl<'a, T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<&'a U> for &'a T {}
 // &mut T -> &mut U
-impl<'a, T: ?Sized+Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<&'a mut U> for &'a mut T {}
+impl<'a, T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<&'a mut U> for &'a mut T {}
 // *const T -> *const U
-impl<T: ?Sized+Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<*const U> for *const T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<*const U> for *const T {}
 // *mut T -> *mut U
-impl<T: ?Sized+Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<*mut U> for *mut T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<Box<U, ()>> for Box<T, ()> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<*mut U> for *mut T {}
+impl<T: MetaSized + Unsize<U>, U: MetaSized> DispatchFromDyn<Box<U, ()>> for Box<T, ()> {}
 
 #[lang = "legacy_receiver"]
 pub trait LegacyReceiver {}
 
-impl<T: ?Sized> LegacyReceiver for &T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized> LegacyReceiver for &mut T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> LegacyReceiver for Box<T, A> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized> LegacyReceiver for &T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized> LegacyReceiver for &mut T {}
+impl<T: MetaSized> LegacyReceiver for Box<T> {}
 
 #[lang = "receiver"]
 trait Receiver {
@@ -74,9 +80,9 @@ impl Copy for isize {}
 impl Copy for f32 {}
 impl Copy for f64 {}
 impl Copy for char {}
-impl<'a, T: ?Sized> Copy for &'a T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized> Copy for *const T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized> Copy for *mut T {}
+impl<'a, T: PointeeSized> Copy for &'a T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized> Copy for *const T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized> Copy for *mut T {}
 
 #[lang = "sync"]
 pub unsafe trait Sync {}
@@ -92,17 +98,17 @@ unsafe impl Sync for i16 {}
 unsafe impl Sync for i32 {}
 unsafe impl Sync for isize {}
 unsafe impl Sync for char {}
-unsafe impl<'a, T: ?Sized> Sync for &'a T {}
+unsafe impl<'a, T: PointeeSized> Sync for &'a T {}
 unsafe impl Sync for [u8; 16] {}
 
 #[lang = "freeze"]
 unsafe auto trait Freeze {}
 
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Freeze for PhantomData<T> {}
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Freeze for *const T {}
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Freeze for *mut T {}
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Freeze for &T {}
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Freeze for &mut T {}
+unsafe impl<T: PointeeSized> Freeze for PhantomData<T> {}
+unsafe impl<T: PointeeSized> Freeze for *const T {}
+unsafe impl<T: PointeeSized> Freeze for *mut T {}
+unsafe impl<T: PointeeSized> Freeze for &T {}
+unsafe impl<T: PointeeSized> Freeze for &mut T {}
 
 #[lang = "structural_peq"]
 pub trait StructuralPartialEq {}
@@ -447,7 +453,7 @@ pub enum Option<T> {
 pub use Option::*;
 
 #[lang = "phantom_data"]
-pub struct PhantomData<T: ?Sized>;
+pub struct PhantomData<T: PointeeSized>;
 
 #[lang = "fn_once"]
 #[rustc_paren_sugar]
@@ -564,18 +570,18 @@ impl Allocator for Global {}
 #[repr(transparent)]
 #[rustc_layout_scalar_valid_range_start(1)]
 #[rustc_nonnull_optimization_guaranteed]
-pub struct NonNull<T: ?Sized>(pub *const T);
+pub struct NonNull<T: PointeeSized>(pub *const T);
 
-impl<T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<NonNull<U>> for NonNull<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
-impl<T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<NonNull<U>> for NonNull<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<NonNull<U>> for NonNull<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<NonNull<U>> for NonNull<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
 
-pub struct Unique<T: ?Sized> {
+pub struct Unique<T: PointeeSized> {
     pub pointer: NonNull<T>,
     pub _marker: PhantomData<T>,
 }
 
-impl<T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<Unique<U>> for Unique<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
-impl<T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<Unique<U>> for Unique<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<Unique<U>> for Unique<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<Unique<U>> for Unique<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
 
 #[lang = "owned_box"]
 pub struct Box<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator = Global>(Unique<T>, A);

compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/aligned.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::marker::PointeeSized;
 use std::ptr::Alignment;
 
 /// Returns the ABI-required minimum alignment of a type in bytes.
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ pub const fn align_of<T: ?Sized + Aligned>() -> Alignment {
 /// example `[T]` has alignment of `T`.
 ///
 /// [`align_of::<Self>()`]: align_of
-pub unsafe trait Aligned {
+pub unsafe trait Aligned: PointeeSized {
     /// Alignment of `Self`.
     const ALIGN: Alignment;
 }

compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/lib.rs

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #![feature(ptr_alignment_type)]
 #![feature(rustc_attrs)]
 #![feature(rustdoc_internals)]
+#![feature(sized_hierarchy)]
 #![feature(test)]
 #![feature(thread_id_value)]
 #![feature(type_alias_impl_trait)]

compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/marker.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use std::alloc::Allocator;
+use std::marker::PointeeSized;
 
 #[diagnostic::on_unimplemented(message = "`{Self}` doesn't implement `DynSend`. \
             Add it to `rustc_data_structures::marker` or use `IntoDynSyncSend` if it's already `Send`")]
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ pub unsafe auto trait DynSend {}
 pub unsafe auto trait DynSync {}
 
 // Same with `Sync` and `Send`.
-unsafe impl<T: DynSync + ?Sized> DynSend for &T {}
+unsafe impl<T: DynSync + ?Sized + PointeeSized> DynSend for &T {}
 
 macro_rules! impls_dyn_send_neg {
     ($([$t1: ty $(where $($generics1: tt)*)?])*) => {
@@ -27,9 +28,9 @@ macro_rules! impls_dyn_send_neg {
 impls_dyn_send_neg!(
     [std::env::Args]
     [std::env::ArgsOs]
-    [*const T where T: ?Sized]
-    [*mut T where T: ?Sized]
-    [std::ptr::NonNull<T> where T: ?Sized]
+    [*const T where T: ?Sized + PointeeSized]
+    [*mut T where T: ?Sized + PointeeSized]
+    [std::ptr::NonNull<T> where T: ?Sized + PointeeSized]
     [std::rc::Rc<T, A> where T: ?Sized, A: Allocator]
     [std::rc::Weak<T, A> where T: ?Sized, A: Allocator]
     [std::sync::MutexGuard<'_, T> where T: ?Sized]
@@ -100,12 +101,12 @@ macro_rules! impls_dyn_sync_neg {
 impls_dyn_sync_neg!(
     [std::env::Args]
     [std::env::ArgsOs]
-    [*const T where T: ?Sized]
-    [*mut T where T: ?Sized]
+    [*const T where T: ?Sized + PointeeSized]
+    [*mut T where T: ?Sized + PointeeSized]
     [std::cell::Cell<T> where T: ?Sized]
     [std::cell::RefCell<T> where T: ?Sized]
     [std::cell::UnsafeCell<T> where T: ?Sized]
-    [std::ptr::NonNull<T> where T: ?Sized]
+    [std::ptr::NonNull<T> where T: ?Sized + PointeeSized]
     [std::rc::Rc<T, A> where T: ?Sized, A: Allocator]
     [std::rc::Weak<T, A> where T: ?Sized, A: Allocator]
     [std::cell::OnceCell<T> where T]
@@ -175,10 +176,10 @@ impl_dyn_sync!(
     [thin_vec::ThinVec<T> where T: DynSync]
 );
 
-pub fn assert_dyn_sync<T: ?Sized + DynSync>() {}
-pub fn assert_dyn_send<T: ?Sized + DynSend>() {}
-pub fn assert_dyn_send_val<T: ?Sized + DynSend>(_t: &T) {}
-pub fn assert_dyn_send_sync_val<T: ?Sized + DynSync + DynSend>(_t: &T) {}
+pub fn assert_dyn_sync<T: ?Sized + PointeeSized + DynSync>() {}
+pub fn assert_dyn_send<T: ?Sized + PointeeSized + DynSend>() {}
+pub fn assert_dyn_send_val<T: ?Sized + PointeeSized + DynSend>(_t: &T) {}
+pub fn assert_dyn_send_sync_val<T: ?Sized + PointeeSized + DynSync + DynSend>(_t: &T) {}
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
 pub struct FromDyn<T>(T);
@@ -231,10 +232,10 @@ impl<T> std::ops::DerefMut for FromDyn<T> {
 // an instance of `DynSend` and `DynSync`, since the compiler cannot infer
 // it automatically in some cases. (e.g. Box<dyn Send / Sync>)
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
-pub struct IntoDynSyncSend<T: ?Sized>(pub T);
+pub struct IntoDynSyncSend<T: ?Sized + PointeeSized>(pub T);
 
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized + Send> DynSend for IntoDynSyncSend<T> {}
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized + Sync> DynSync for IntoDynSyncSend<T> {}
+unsafe impl<T: ?Sized + PointeeSized + Send> DynSend for IntoDynSyncSend<T> {}
+unsafe impl<T: ?Sized + PointeeSized + Sync> DynSync for IntoDynSyncSend<T> {}
 
 impl<T> std::ops::Deref for IntoDynSyncSend<T> {
     type Target = T;

compiler/rustc_feature/src/unstable.rs

@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ declare_features! (
     (internal, profiler_runtime, "1.18.0", None),
     /// Allows using `rustc_*` attributes (RFC 572).
     (internal, rustc_attrs, "1.0.0", None),
+    /// Introduces a hierarchy of `Sized` traits (RFC 3729).
+    (unstable, sized_hierarchy, "CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION", None),
     /// Allows using the `#[stable]` and `#[unstable]` attributes.
     (internal, staged_api, "1.0.0", None),
     /// Added for testing unstable lints; perma-unstable.

compiler/rustc_hir/src/lang_items.rs

@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ pub fn extract(attrs: &[impl AttributeExt]) -> Option<(Symbol, Span)> {
 language_item_table! {
 //  Variant name,            Name,                     Getter method name,         Target                  Generic requirements;
     Sized,                   sym::sized,               sized_trait,                Target::Trait,          GenericRequirement::Exact(0);
+    MetaSized,               sym::meta_sized,          meta_sized_trait,           Target::Trait,          GenericRequirement::Exact(0);
+    PointeeSized,            sym::pointee_sized,       pointee_sized_trait,        Target::Trait,          GenericRequirement::Exact(0);
     Unsize,                  sym::unsize,              unsize_trait,               Target::Trait,          GenericRequirement::Minimum(1);
     /// Trait injected by `#[derive(PartialEq)]`, (i.e. "Partial EQ").
     StructuralPeq,           sym::structural_peq,      structural_peq_trait,       Target::Trait,          GenericRequirement::None;